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She said she wanted to go through the Heavens' house but 'it was decided that was not a good idea,' said the prosecutor, Instead, she was helped to climb back over the fence.

Ms Cavender said Mr Heaven was agoraphobic and suffered anxiety and he had been greatly affected by the incident.

"My head is in a spin and I have been struggling to concentrate and calm down," he stated.

"I am absolutely petrified of seeing her again. The thought of her returning to live next door to me causes me anxiety. She is normally a perfectly nice lady but when she 'goes' I am terrified of her."

Ms Cavender said Jones has 10 previous convictions including one for being drunk and disorderly last year.

Sabhia Pathan, defending, said Jones is an 'extremely troubled' but now, after two and a half months of sobriety in custody, she acknowledged she could have dealt with her problems that day very differently - such as seeking a noise abatement order.

"This was a build-up of frustration," Ms Pathan said. "The neighbours have a number of dogs. The noise levels were quite excessive.

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"She is an alcoholic, she knows that, and this incident was alcohol fuelled. She accepts now that she will have to remove herself from that location and when she is released she is going to reside with a friend for the foreseeable future."

Passing sentence, Judge Harington said "This incident was extremely frightening for your neighbours. Mr Heaven described himself as petrified.

"If your alcoholism could be resolved that would be in the public interest.”